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AN ACT concerning certification of code
enforcement officers.
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11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
12 Section 1. This act
shall be known and may be cited as the certifi-
13 cation of code enforcement officers act of
the state of Kansas.
14 Sec. 2. The
legislature of the state of Kansas finds that the Kansas
15 association of code enforcement, inc. was
established for the purpose of
16 studying and advancing the science and
practice of code enforcement
17 through the professional training and
education of code enforcement of-
18 ficers in the state of Kansas leading to
their certification; that cities and
19 counties in the state of Kansas have the
authority to enact codes to en-
20 hance and protect the general and public
health, safety and welfare of
21 the citizens in this state; that code
enforcement officers are responsible
22 for ensuring the adherence to and
enforcement of these codes; and there-
23 fore it is in the public interest of this
state and the quality of life in Kansas
24 to promote and encourage the professional
training and education leading
25 to certification of code enforcement
officers throughout Kansas.
26 Sec. 3. As used in
this act:
27 (a) ``K.A.C.E.'' means
the Kansas association of code enforcement,
28 inc.
29 (b) ``Certification''
means the formal designation conferred upon a
30 code enforcement officer who has fulfilled
the professional training and
31 educational requirements and standards
established by K.A.C.E. for cer-
32 tification.
33 (c) ``Code'' means any
code as defined under the provisions of K.S.A.
34 12-3301, and amendments thereto.
35 (d) ``Code enforcement
officer'' means any designated officer or em-
36 ployee of a city or county, whose duties
include the detection of violations
37 and enforcement of codes enacted by a city
or county.
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Sec. 4. Requirements for certification of code
enforcement officers
39 in this state shall be established by
K.A.C.E. which shall adopt rules and
40 regulations governing certification
standards and the subject, scope and
41 form of professional training and education
necessary for certification or
42 shall contract with an educational
institution to provide the training and
43 education approved by K.A.C.E.

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1 Sec. 5. This
act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
2 publication in the statute book.
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